Re: "Smart meters are 'dangerously insecure'"
I think most post victorian built buildings have the meter outside, so the electricity man can check/repair/alter the meter without needing entry into the house.
Not my experience. Every house I've owned or lived in was built during the 60s or later. They've all had internal electricity meters (usually under the stairs). My current 1985 property has the meter(*) in the garage, two metres up the wall. Perfectly positioned to give you a crick in the neck while you try and decipher the quaint dials. In the sixteen years I've lived there I think it's only been 'officially' read twice and one of those was a specially arranged Saturday reading so I'm getting quite good at reading it myself. Apart from the neck ache :(
But all the properties I've lived in have had a gas meter outside along with the shut-off valve.
(*)and a fuse wire distribution panel. If someone wants to upgrade something then upgrading that to RCD would be more useful than a smart meter.
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